Unidentified Female Body Found with Peach Tattoo

LOCATION BODY DISCOVERED: Hepstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, New York

ESTIMATED AGE: 16 – 30 years old

HEIGHT / WEIGHT: Unknown

IDENTIFYING MARKS:

Abdominal scar possibly from a caesarean (C-section)

Tattoo of a peach in the shape of a heart with a bite taken out of it and two drips falling from its core was located on left breast

CASE INFORMATION:

On June 28, 1997, a dismembered body was discovered in a wooded area of Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, New York. Both arms, head, and legs below the knee were severed and have not been located. The torso was found on the west side of Lake Drive, about 200 yards north of Peninsula Boulevard.

She was found in a Rubbermaid container along with a red towel and a floral pillowcase.

She was found in a Rubbermaid container along with a red towel and a floral pillowcase.

With no leads to the woman’s identity, the police published a picture of the approximately two-inch wide tattoo in a national tattoo magazine, in the hopes of finding the artist who did the work. They received a call from a man in Connecticut who claimed he remembered giving the tattoo to a woman. The artist said he remembered the customer as a young black woman, about 18 or 19 years old, who was accompanied by two women, an aunt and a cousin. During the session, he also claimed she told him she was from either the Bronx or Long Island and that she was in Connecticut because having trouble with her boyfriend at the time. It is possible the woman had other tattoos on her arms or lower legs that the killer did not want found. Doe Network.

IF YOU KNOW ME OR CAN HELP IDENTIFY WHO I AM PLEASE CONTACT:

Detective William Brosnan, Nassau County Police Department
516-573-7000 OR 1-800-244-TIPS

Refer to these numbers when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
NCMEC #: NCMU400006 / NCIC Number: U-037859772